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ICE detains 5-year-old boy in Minnesota

Garrett Owen

The child and his father were reportedly transported to a facility in Texas

MINNEAPOLIS, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 21: US Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino stands in a gas station parking lot in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 21, 2026 (Photo by Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Bovino gasses Minneapolis protesters

Garrett Owen

A federal judge previously said Bovino's tactics "intended to cause protesters harm"

Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark speak onstage during the 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards on March 10, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images)

"My Favorite Murder," a girl-power trap

Andi Zeisler

Kilgariff and Hardstark’s feminist spin on true crime opened the gates to a decade of problematic podcasting

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Prue Leith is leaving "Bake Off"

Francesca Giangiulio

After judging over 400 challenges in the tent, Leith says "now feels like the right time to step back"

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The high cost of lunching

Joy Saha

Your midday lunch break could be costing you over $5,000 annually, says a new study

Victims from Iran's uprisings are remembered at a vigil in Paris on Jan. 18, 2026. (Siavosh Hosseini/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The new Iranian revolution isn't over

Farshad Askari

Iranians won't give up on reclaiming their inheritance of justice, openness and human rights

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Don't buy MAGA's baby boom hype

Amanda Marcotte

Usha Vance, Karoline Leavitt and Katie Miller's pregnancies do not signal a return to the 1950s

US President Donald Trump participates in calls to US service members, on Christmas Eve, from the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 24, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP / Getty Images)

Trump 2.0's attack on civil rights law

Spencer Overton - The Conversation

The president's second term has chipped away at ideas of diversity and inclusivity

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Kyle Gass (L) and Jack Black of Tenacious D perform at PNC Music Pavilion on September 06, 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jeff Hahne/Getty Images)

Tenacious D plots return

Jelinda Montes

Tenacious D co-founder Kyle Gass said the act will return after a Trump joke spurred an unexpected hiatus

U.S. President Donald Trump gives a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. The annual meeting of political and business leaders comes amid rising tensions between the United States and Europe over a range of issues, including Trump's vow to acquire Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump issues veiled threats at Davos

Jelinda Montes

The president spoke of Greenland with the noncommittal menace of a mobster at the World Economic Forum

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Naivete isn’t a media literacy flaw

Melanie McFarland

A viral misunderstanding of MTV’s "demise" illustrates the urge to believe what feels right

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. waits to enter a meeting with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Capitol Hill on January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

RFK Jr. set back by resistance

Sophia Tesfaye

Accountability reporting is helping reverse health policy and funding shifts tied to the HHS secretary’s agenda

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Epstein explains everything about Trump

Amanda Marcotte

From Greenland to Minneapolis, it's all rooted in his predatory ways

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks  in Dallas on Dec. 19, 2025. (Omar Vega/Getty Images)

Jasmine Crockett and authenticity

Maya Rupert

The "Las Culturistas" dust-up shows the impossible standards Black women politicians must navigate

Donald Trump | US Supreme Court building (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Economist worried as SCOTUS eyes tariffs

Kent Jones - The Conversation

Trump’s tariffs pose a threat to “economic democracy”

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 20: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, 2026. (Photo by Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Canada PM rails against US economic rule

Jelinda Montes

Mark Carney called the global order based on rules a “fiction” in a World Economic Forum speech Tuesday

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on January 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was joined by President Trump days after the president threatened a 10% import tax on goods from eight European countries that have rallied around Denmark amid Trump's calls for the U.S. to take control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. (Photo by Kevin  Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump clashes with Europe over Greenland

Jelinda Montes

Despite European leaders’ pleas, Trump refuses to back down on Greenland

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, U.S. â" JANUARY 15: People take part in an anti-ICE protest outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 15, 2026. (Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Most people say ICE has gone “too far"

Russell Payne

Most Americans say Trump's war on immigration is backfiring and want Congress to restrict ICE

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 18: A protester with an anti-ICE sign, stands outside of the Henry Bishop Whipple Federal building on January 18, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protesters continued to gather to demonstrate against an ongoing immigration enforcement dubbed "Operation Metro Surge". (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

ICE protest at church draws DOJ outrage

Jelinda Montes

Local activists protested a St. Paul ICE field officer’s church. Now they’re under federal investigation.

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This planner won't change your life

Andi Zeisler

You got a new planner that promises a new you? Time to manage those expectations

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PORTLAND, OR - JULY 30: A journalist runs past federal officers after he was caught behind a police line during a protest against racial injustice and police brutality in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in the early hours of July 30, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Protests against the federal presence in Portland continued Wednesday following an announcement by Governor Kate Brown that federal officers would begin a phased withdrawal from the city. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Mainstream media built the police myth

Nicholas Liu

Alec Karakatsanis explained how the news media demonizes the poor while protecting the powerful

Mom's for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice speaks with Maud Maron, Jennifer Sey, Tulsi Gabbard, and Texas State Rep. Shawn Thierry at the 2024 Mom's for Liberty National Summit in Washington D.C., Friday, August 30, 2024. (DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

The revival of Moms for Liberty

Andrew Kordik

After setbacks and scandals, the group's efforts have expanded — and its role in public education is growing

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speak at a press conference on June 11, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

To win, Dems should chuck their leaders

Norman Solomon

The first step in defeating Trump and MAGA is giving Schumer and Jeffries the boot

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Is ChatGPT Health the new WebMD?

Nicole Karlis

OpenAI’s new chatbot aims to bolster users' health decisions — but risks fueling confusion and anxiety

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